Untamed Escapes camping tour · 91 Franklin St, Adelaide
This seven-day camping trip runs from Adelaide to Yulara through the Flinders Ranges, Coober Pedy, Kings Canyon and Uluru, with five nights in swags and one night in an underground dorm in Coober Pedy. It is the top-rated way on GetYourGuide to see the opal town as part of the whole outback road, with a guide driving and park fees already paid.
Coober Pedy is about 850 km north of Adelaide, and most people only reach it once, on the way to somewhere else. This tour makes it the middle of the story. Untamed Escapes leaves 91 Franklin Street in Adelaide before sunrise and spends two days in the Flinders Ranges first: Wirrabara's silo art, the walk to Arkaroo Rock with its Adnyamathanha rock art, a swag night at Wilpena Pound, Wangara Lookout, the Jeff Morgan Gallery in Hawker and a second night at Warren Gorge, where yellow-footed rock wallabies live.
Day three is the long push north, with a stop on the white salt crust of Lake Hart beside the Stuart Highway. In Coober Pedy the group visits Old Timers Mine to learn how opal was mined and how people lived underground, and you get the chance to try noodling, sifting the spoil for opal chips. That night you sleep in a 5-share underground dorm at Radeka Downunder. Next morning the road runs north past the Dingo Fence and through Kanku-Breakaways Conservation Park, the banded mesas the town is famous for, before you cross into the Northern Territory. The last three days take in the Kings Canyon Rim Walk, sunset at Uluru, Walpa Gorge at Kata Tjuta and an Uluru sunrise with the guided Base Walk.
It is a camping trip with long driving days. You bring your own sleeping bag and pillow, help around camp, and need a moderate fitness level for walks of 3 to 12 km on some days. Most lunches and three of the dinners are on you, including dinner in Coober Pedy. In return the price covers the guide, the vehicle, accommodation, all activities and every park fee. Guests rate it 4.9 from 22 reviews, and free cancellation runs up to 7 days before departure.
An early start from Adelaide to Wirrabara's silo art, then the walk to Arkaroo Rock and a swag night at Wilpena Pound. Day two climbs to Wangara Lookout, stops in Hawker and ends at Warren Gorge.
North on the Stuart Highway to the salt flats of Lake Hart, then Coober Pedy: Old Timers Mine, its history of underground living, a chance to noodle for opal, and a night in a 5-share dorm at Radeka Downunder. Breakfast is included; dinner in town is your own.
North past the Dingo Fence and through Kanku-Breakaways Conservation Park, then across the border into the Northern Territory to Kings Creek Station, with time for the pool before dinner.
An early start for the 6 km Kings Canyon Rim Walk, lunch, the Cultural Centre in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park and sunset at Uluru. Swag night at Ayers Rock Resort Campground.
A walk through Walpa Gorge, then a free afternoon. In the evening there is an optional Outback BBQ, or you can upgrade to the Field of Light.
Sunrise over Uluru and the guided Base Walk, with shorter options. The tour ends at Desert Gardens Resort in Yulara late in the morning.
★★★★★Super nice tour!!! Flinders Ranges, Coober Pedy, Kings Canyon, Uluru and Kata Tutja all I wanted to see at a good pace. So everywhere enough time to see everything. In addition, great walks and a great guide, who also cooked delicious food at the same time.
★★★★★It was an incredible experience, exceeding our already high expectations. Our guide, Hannah, was fantastic; she shared her passion and knowledge with us. The places are magnificent, and sleeping in swag is something unique. Highly recommended!
★★★★★A really valid trip. An experience for life. You see a lot of nature and our guide Dan knows a lot about Australia and its original inhabitants/owners. [...] Sleeping in a swag seemed really challenging at first. But it is really true: you get used to it very quickly and then you really sleep under a beautiful starry sky.
★★★★★Once in a lifetime experience to see incredible parts of the country. The tour is very well operated and we didn't want for anything the entire time! The right amount of challenging and many many memories to take with us.
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The afternoon and evening of day three and the morning of day four. You visit Old Timers Mine with a go at noodling, sleep underground at Radeka Downunder, then drive north past the Dingo Fence and through the Breakaways. Old Timers Mine is a 1916 opal mine with underground homes, opal seams in the walls and a small museum, per the District Council of Coober Pedy. The council lists walk-in entry at A$15 per adult for 2026.
In a 5-share underground dorm at Radeka Downunder, per the listing. Radeka Downunder is a motel and backpacker inn on the main street of Coober Pedy. Its South Australian Tourism Commission listing puts its underground rooms between about 3.5 m and 6.5 m below the surface. Our guide to sleeping underground covers what to expect.
Six breakfasts and three dinners. Lunches, the other three dinners, snacks, soft drinks and alcohol are at your own cost. Tell the operator about dietary needs when you book.
Yes, on the morning of day four, on the way north out of Coober Pedy, together with the Dingo Fence. Kanku-Breakaways Conservation Park sits about 25 km north of town. The District Council of Coober Pedy charges A$13.50 per vehicle for a permit, and tour operators pay a per-person visitor fee that is usually inside the tour price.
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